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Shooter gets 12 years

FREEHOLD — Louis Cataldo, of Point Pleasant, who pled guilty to the 2013 shooting of a woman outside a Brielle restaurant, was sentenced last week to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for attempted murder.

Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia said Mr. Cataldo must serve 85 percent of the 12 year, two month and 13 day sentence before being considered for eligibility for parole under the state’s ...

MANTOLOKING — When Superstorm Sandy reached the Jersey Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, Mantoloking was one of the hardest hit beach towns. The storm surge breached its beachfront, causing the ocean to meet the bay and destroying homes in its path.

The multi-million dollar damage left by Sandy forced Mantoloking and its residents to pick themselves up by their collective bootstraps in order to rebuild and restore their lives ...

MANASQUAN — The actual cost to the Manasquan taxpayer for the multi-million dollar school renovation project became clearer during the board of education’s meeting earlier this week.

With three of the Manasquan-elected members absent Tuesday, the board unanimously approved a resolution to set the life of the bond issue for the $24.4 million school district renovation project at 20 years.

FREEHOLD — Louis Cataldo, of Point Pleasant, who pled guilty to the 2013 shooting of a woman outside a Brielle restaurant, was sentenced Friday to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for attempted murder.

Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia said Mr. Cataldo must serve 85 percent of the 12 year, two month and 13 day sentence before being considered for eligibility for parole under the state’s No ...